Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
Lumen Technologies, Inc., a networking company, provides integrated products and services to business and mass customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber and conduit, edge cloud, internet protocol (IP), voice over IP, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, unified communications and collaboration, and optical services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice and private line; other legacy services, such as Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) based ethernet, legacy data hosting services, and conferencing services; and managed and professional service solutions, as well as sells communications equipment. The company also provides high speed and lower speed broadband service to residential and small business customers; local and long-distance voice services, professional services, and other ancillary services; and federal broadband and state support programs. It serves its products and services under the Lumen, CenturyLink, Black Lotus Labs, and Quantum Fiber brand name. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.
Grade capped at D — Negative equity — the balance sheet is insolvent. Strongest: Profitability (12/25); weakest: Cash & Earnings Quality (7/25).
Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.
Currently below its 4-quarter median.
Currently above its 20-quarter median.
Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters
The company posted negative operating margins in recent quarters — core operations are unprofitable.
FCF consistently trails net income (avg 65.6x) — earnings may be inflated by non-cash items or aggressive accounting.
as of June 2026
Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares
Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends
P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield
Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage
Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality
Currently above its 15-quarter median.
D/E ratio is 60.0 — heavily leveraged and vulnerable to rising rates or cash flow dips.
Revenue declined in 7 of the last 7 quarters — persistent contraction signals a fundamental problem.
FCF turned negative in 3 of the last 8 quarters — occasional cash consumption.
